The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-17

cy of home protection, on which unexampled a.
SecondEThe effect of the Democrats policy would
be disastrous by transferring many of industries
TO England and robbing our working people OF .ieir
employment and wages for the benefit of British
manufacturers. by exhausting lmulated capi-
ported merchandise. and by damaging the entire sys
tenn of industrial and commercial intercourse we
protest against it in the of all American labor,
and of all American enterprise.
Third-We recognize in the message of the head OF
the Democratic party tender 10 country or the
choice between supporting the laborers and the in
dustries OF Great Britain and Europe generally on the
one hand and the OF her. the support of labong
men ana industrial enterprises OF America we re-
specially decline the former, which he recommends
and will stand by people when elect Presi-
dent.
Fourth-The principle of protection is not founded
upon the interests of any section one class
of individuals but upon the interests of the entire
country. Its supreme object IS to render America
entirely sefsustanng to keep money at home and
give employment to working people. to sub
stitute home competition for foreign, to build up
towns and villages to encourage agriculture and en-
nance the value of farms, to provide home markets
domestic wants to promote the opening OF RAPID ana
cheap communication between the States and Terri
tories, to open mines and develop ali the vast re-
sources of country so richly blessed of God IN
all tatis needed to make people great contented and
h iPEsgi w,u..s. po,ns,i..n 10. .;n.a tina
repeatedly cut down taxation and has uniformly,
when in power kept the surplus within safe limits,
the Democracy have SHOWN themselves Incompetent
for either duty and by persisent refusing any re-
assault on American industries, responsible for
the accumulationsof the existing surplus and all the
dangers it involves We believe that only the restora.
ton OF republican supremacy gives assurance OF
uniting reduced taxes, q revised tariff and limited
surplus, with the preservation of the policy which
alone saves from becoming the commercial slaves
s of Europe.
Sixth-The continued refusal of the Democratic
House of Representatives to admit Territories having
population of high character and intelligence ex
Union old and new should the indignation of
all true Americans who believe in homo rule and con-
Seventh-We condemn the hostility of the Demo.
cratic party in the House of Representatives to all
ton. and denounce its arbitrary conduct in thwarting
effort to consider for this purpose
living question and an ndis pensable bulwarL of ma
tional security upon free, honest ballot and fair
count in all the States of the Union
Ninth-We charge the Democratic party with fail
ing to provide out of the abundant resources of the
for the protection of defenseless seacoast, for
the restoration of commercial marine, essen
extension of American trade. and urge the
necessity of prompt and energetic measures for these
Tenth-We charge the Democratic administration
with culpable weakness in guarding American nous
tries and Individual rights on the high seas ana IN
foreign lands, while the vessels and property OF our
citizens have been seized and sacrificed in foreign
ports and information of what they We're justly ent
tied to under our treaties withheld from them or
made dependent on foreign Interpretations, and We
craftsmanship, which shall restore the respect once
accorded to the just demands of our Republic
Eleventh-We charge the Democratic party with
being recreant the Republic and the pledges of the
President in tut the civil service to a
civil-service reform who accept and follow this faith
less action in preference TO the party which placed
selves untrue to their professions. We condemn any
backward step in this reform and all hypocrisy IN It's
administration.
Tweifth-We charge the Democratic administration
with tramplng upon the just claims of the soldiers of
the KsIuSc and OF the % the
removal of the embems of such strife from the place
Nation and yielding only after the indignant protests
of the American people.
Thirteenth-Upon this history and these declara-
tons we confidently summon to our aid not only the
patr iotsm of the country but its labor its industry
its commerce and its craftsmanship.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Delegate Eusts, of Minnesota, endeavored to
call from the committee the resolution in regard
Secretary Lamars appointment to the Sn-
preme Bench, but was unsuccessful
Adjourned till tomorrow morning. The New
York delegates at once met and formed State
league.
A mass-meetine under the auspices of the Re-
publican clubs was held in Chickering Hall to-
night. Col John Atkinson. OF Michigan, pre-
sided. In opening the meeting he seid the Re-
publican party would again secure dominion in
tho seas. and it would send navy to protect
the m arine trade; it would have the Nation sup
port the 1000 soldiers being cared for in
pauper institutions. Those authority
say there are too many of these, but there wee
not too many of them in 1863-64'65
Hon. Gaiusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, dis
G. Horn. of Michigan, introduced to talk on
temperance. He said that the Republican
party had never been on the wrong side in any
question, and it not the liquor ques-
tion He believed in local option. ''If man
believes in temperance. it might be asked, why
does he not 3oin the third partyl / will tell you
why. First. would not join the Prohibition
party, because every vote would simply be
helping the Democracy. For another reason, I
wouldn't join that party because the Democrats
want to- What they want done should be
avoided by those who desire temperance. There
is another reason, in that we have other issues
than temperance. The Republican party relies
upon its homes for its strength. The Democrat
ic strength is measured by the number of sa-
looms. The President, in his message, has
given the next platform of his party. The
difficulty has heretofore been that we never
knew when had Democrat
question" The speaker said the
mugwumps had given up their time
to accusing the Republicans and excusing
the Democrats, chiefly the latter. aud were
idiots enough to think that round block like
Higgins can be put into q square civil-servce
hole. He against any legislation OF the
Democrats general principles. and he was
against any favored by Great Britain in this
country.
Judge King, of Youngstown, O.; Wallace
Bruce. of Poughkeepsie; w. J. Lester. of
SprIng ield. ILL.,. and Mr.. LaFolette followed
with addresses the work the national league
had before it.